Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

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Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Meteor shower

Orionids

Around 17 an hour

Best around 4:39 AM

From 7:09 PM to 4:52 AM

Very LowExcellent
Radiant climbs to
75°
Under a perfect sky
20/hour
Moonlight
No interference
Speed
66 km/s

The rate at the top is how many you might really see from a dark spot here, allowing for how high the shower climbs and for moonlight. "Under a perfect sky" is the best case. The bar also counts the forecast cloud at the best time, so a clouded-out night sits at the bottom.

Also from Halley's Comet. Fast meteors that often leave glowing trails.

That morning

Sunrise

6:22 AM

6:22 AM

5:57 AM Blue hour
6:22 AM Sunrise
6:54 AM Golden hour ends

Sunset

5:39 PM

5:39 PM

Too far ahead for a weather forecast. These are the sun's own times - they will not change.

5:06 PM Golden hour
5:39 PM Sunset
6:03 PM Blue hour ends

Satellite

Tiangong space station

Modest pass, SSW to ESE

Rises 6:24 PM

Very LowExcellent
Look
SSW
Rising, then up to SE
When
6:24 PM
until 6:27 PM
Visible for
3m 50s
Highest
22° SE
Ends
Fades at 17°

It will not set - it flies into the Earth's shadow and fades out in a few seconds.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

73% lit

2:43 PM – 2:07 AM

ESE WSW
2:43 PM Moonrise
3:02 PM 4°
8:25 PM Highest, 48°
1:48 AM 4°
2:07 AM Moonset

Between the two 4° marks the Moon is clear of haze and most of what stands on the horizon.

Timetable

  • Moonset 1:09 AM
  • Morning blue hour 5:57 AM–6:22 AM
  • Morning best color 6:07 AM
  • Sunrise 6:22 AM
  • Morning golden hour 6:22 AM–6:54 AM
  • Moonrise 2:43 PM
  • Evening golden hour 5:06 PM–5:39 PM
  • Sunset 5:39 PM
  • Evening blue hour 5:39 PM–6:03 PM
  • Evening best color 5:54 PM
  • Fully dark 6:59 PM–5:02 AM
  • Dark, no Moon 2:09 AM–5:02 AM

Upcoming celestial events for Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan

Full Hunter's Moon Rises 5:19 PM in the ENE Mon 26 Oct 2026 5:19 PM Southern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 5 Nov 2026 12:40 AM New moon Moonless and fully dark 6:50 PM to 5:10 AM Mon 9 Nov 2026 4:01 PM Northern Taurids A few an hour
Thu 12 Nov 2026 12:36 AM Leonids Around 11 an hour
Tue 17 Nov 2026 5:03 AM Full Beaver Moon Rises 4:38 PM in the ENE Tue 24 Nov 2026 4:38 PM Partial lunar eclipse 38% of the Moon in shadow
Thu 6 Jul 2028 3:20 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 71 minutes
Sun 31 Dec 2028 1:51 AM Partial solar eclipse 49% of the Sun covered
Sat 1 Jun 2030 5:13 PM Partial lunar eclipse 50% of the Moon in shadow
Sat 15 Jun 2030 3:33 AM Partial solar eclipse 0.3% of the Sun covered
Wed 21 May 2031 5:50 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 66 minutes
Sun 25 Apr 2032 12:13 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 46 minutes
Mon 18 Oct 2032 4:03 AM Partial solar eclipse 31.8% of the Sun covered
Wed 3 Nov 2032 3:33 PM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 48 minutes
Thu 14 Apr 2033 4:12 AM Total lunar eclipse Totality lasts 78 minutes
Sat 8 Oct 2033 7:55 PM Partial solar eclipse 71.5% of the Sun covered
Sun 2 Sep 2035 9:53 AM

Every celestial event, and where else to see it